According to court documents, the shooting victim arrived at Valley Medical Center just after 5 a.m. with gunshot wounds to his stomach and side. The man had been driven to the Renton hospital by friends following the shooting.

In interviewing witnesses and the injured man, investigators were told Bolton shot the man twice following an altercation outside the club.

Arrested on an outstanding warrant, Bolton allegedly denied any involvement in the shooting but complained that the injured man had previously threatened his life.

Bolton, a Seattle detective claimed in court documents, "went off about a longstanding beef between them and said (the injured man) had shot at him several times in the past."

"He also claimed (the injured man) had written a rap song about how he wanted to kill Bolton," the detective added.

Investigators assert that Bolton is the self-proclaimed leader of the Central District's Deuce 8 street gang, allegedly going by the street name "The General."

Bolton's alleged victim is alleged by police to be a leader of the Low Profile street gang, an offshoot of Deuce 8 also centered in the CD. The rivalry between the two gangs has run hot in recent years, producing a number of slayings including that of Deuce 8 leader Terrell Milam.

Bolton remains confined at Kitsap County Jail for an outstanding warrant. King County prosecutors have charged him with first-degree assault.